Titanium Distributor

ASM Aerospace Specification
Metals Inc. is a Florida based distributor of quality
Titanium metal products. Specializing in quality titanium
sheet, plate, coil, rod, bar, forgings, tubing and
extrusions, we have been a leading supplier of aircraft
quality titanium since 1978.

Titanium
is 30% stronger than steel, but is nearly 50% lighter. Titanium is 60% heavier than aluminum, but twice as strong.
Titanium has excellent strength retention to 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Titanium is alloyed with aluminum, manganese,
iron, molybdenum and other metals to increase strength, to withstand high temperatures, and to lighten the resultant
alloy. Titanium’s high corrosion resistance is also a valuable characteristic; as when exposed to the atmosphere,
titanium forms a tight, tenacious oxide film that resists many corrosive materials, particularly salt water.

In the 1950s, the titanium metal industry was established primarily in response to the emerging aerospace industry,
which used it in the manufacture of airframe structural components and skin, aircraft hydraulic systems, air engine
components, rockets, missiles, and spacecraft, where these properties are invaluable. The military also uses titanium
in its guided missiles and in artillery. Other practical applications have evolved over time such as shipbuilding: in
submarines, ship’s propellers, shafts, rigging, and other highly corrosive parts. Titanium is being increasingly
utilized for medical applications due to its lightweight, its strength, and its hypoallergenic properties, as titanium
is also nickel free. Titanium products are becoming increasingly utilized in other industries as well, from
petrochemical applications to sporting goods.

For more information or to receive a prompt titanium alloy price quote, please contact us at 800 398-4345 or 954-977-0666 or
submit the Request Information form on the right side of this page.

SHEET, PLATE & COIL

Sizes: Sheet &
Plate

.012 TO 4.00 X r/w X R/L

Sizes: Coil

.001 to .011 x R/W x R/L

GRADE

SPECIFICATIONS

6AL-4V, 6AL-4V ELI

AMS-4911, 4907,4905, MIL-T-9046, ASTM-F136

DMS-1592, GM-3103,12TM-B265

6AL-2SN-4ZR-2MO

AMS,4919, MIL-T-9046, DMS-2275, AMS-T-9046

GM-3104, B50TF21

6AL-6V-2SN

AMS-4918, MIL-T-9046, DMS-1879, AMS-T-9046

5AL-2.55N, 5-2.5 ELI

AMS-4909, 4910, MIL-T-9046, AMS-T-9046

BAL-IMO-1V

AMS-4915, 4916, DMS-1784

CP-GRADES 1,2,3,4

AMS-4900, 4902

MIL-T-9046, AMS-T-9046, DMS-1536, ASTM-B265

15V-3CR-3SN-3AL

AMS-4914

ROD, BAR & FORGINGS

Sizes: Sheet &
Plate

Full Range of sizes inall grades

GRADE

SPECIFICATIONS

6AL-4V, 6AL-4V ELI

AMS-4928, 4930,4965, 4967, MIL-T-9047, AMS-T-9047,
ASTM-F-367

6AL-2SN-4ZR-2MO

AMS04975, MIL-T-9047, AMS-T-9047

6AL-6V-25SN

AMS-4978, MIL-T-9047, AMS-T-9047

5AL-2.55N

AMS-4926, 4966, MIL-T-9047, AMS-T-9047, B50TF22

8AL-1MO-IV

AMS-4972, 4973, MIL-T-9047, AMS-T-9047

CP-GRADES 1,2,3,4,7

AMS-4921, MIL-9047, ASTM-B-348, ASTM-F-67

TUBING

Sizes: Sheet &
Plate

Full Range of sizes inall grades

GRADE

SPECIFICATIONS

CP-GRADES 2,3,4

AMS-4941, 4942, BMS-7-21, DMS-1872,
1874, 1898

3AL-2.5V

AMS-4943, 4944, 4945, DMS-2241, B50TF35,PWA-1260

EXTRUSIONS

Sizes: Sheet &
Plate

Full Range of sizes inall grades

GRADE

SPECIFICATIONS

6AL-4V

AMS-4934, 4935, MIL-T-81556

6AL-6V-25N

AMS-4937, MIL-T-81556

8AL-IV-IMO

AMS-4933

COMMERCIALLY PURE TITANIUM SHEET

GRADE

BRITISHSTANDARD

FRANCE

GERMANAEROSPCE

GR.1

BS 2TA 1

T-35

3.7024

GR.2

BS 2TA 2

T-40

3.7034

GR.3

DTD5023

T-50

3.7054

GR.4

BS 2TA 6

T-60

3.7064

Titanium Grade 1 is an unalloyed, low strength titanium product containing low oxygen with high formability; this
titanium grade is used in airframes, heat exchangers and desalination units.

Titanium Grade 2 is an unalloyed, medium strength titanium product. This titanium grade is used in
airframes, aircraft engines, and marine parts; good weldability and corrosion resistance are its distinguishing
characteristics.

Titanium Grade 3 is an unalloyed, high strength, titanium product providing excellent corrosion resistance
and good weldability. This titanium grade is primarily used in airframe and aircraft engine parts.

Titanium Grade 4 is the highest strength pure unalloyed titanium product. This titanium grade is used
almost exclusively for airframe, aircraft engine parts, marine, surgical implants, hydraulic tubing. Good
formability and corrosion resistance are its hallmark.

Titanium Grade 5 (6AL-4V)is an alloyed titanium product containing 6% Aluminum and 4% Vanadium; is a medium
strength product. This titanium grade is predominantly used in airframe and turbine engine parts; and for use in
surgical implants. Technical Info

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Aerospace Titanium

Titanium was originally discovered by amateur scientist William Gregor in 1791 as a reddish brown calx
he could not identify. In 1795, Austrian chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth identified titanium as an entirely
new element and named it Titanium after the Greek Gods known as Titans. The Titans were strong and giant
deities in Greek mythology and is the root of many words, such as titanic, words associated with great size
and strength.

Titanium is a naturally occurring element found in the minerals rutile, sphene, ilmenite,
and in titanates and many iron ores; titanium is the ninth most abundant element found in the crust of
the earth. Titanium is also found in meteorites, in the sun, and in rocks obtained from the moon.
Titanium, when pure, is a bright, lustrous white metal. The extraction of titanium from the ores in
which it is found is a slow and very costly process, making titanium quite expensive.

Wilhelm Kroll is widely recognized as the father of the modern titanium industry. In the 1930s and 40s,
he developed the method of manufacturing titanium metal still used today and known as the ‘Kroll Method’.
The Kroll method involves creating a titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) via a process of fractional distillation:
the action of chlorine and carbon upon the rutile or ilmenite in which it is found. This titanium tetrachloride
is then ultimately reduced to the metallic titanium using magnesium. Excess magnesium is removed from this product
with water and hydrochloric acid, leaving a ’titanium sponge’. This ‘titanium sponge’ can then be melted into
titanium castings, titanium bars, and other forms using helium or argon. Air is excluded from this process to
prevent contamination. The metal burns in air and is the only element that burns in nitrogen.